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EU offers UK ‘emergency brake’ on youth mobility scheme numbers
UK NewsPolitics•March 29, 2026 at 4:00 PMNational

EU offers UK ‘emergency brake’ on youth mobility scheme numbers

By Ben Quinn Political correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Britain wants limits on young people entering country but Europe opposes this as scheme aims to celebrate linksAn “emergency brake” could be put on the number of people coming to the UK from Europe as part of a new youth experience scheme, under terms being offered to Britain by EU negotiatorsBritain wants an outright cap, but the EU opposes this on the basis that the scheme is supposed to be a positive one aimed at celebrating and preserving links with the EU. Continue reading...

Britain wants limits on young people entering country but Europe opposes this as scheme aims to celebrate links

An “emergency brake” could be put on the number of people coming to the UK from Europe as part of a new youth experience scheme, under terms being offered to Britain by EU negotiators

Britain wants an outright cap, but the EU opposes this on the basis that the scheme is supposed to be a positive one aimed at celebrating and preserving links with the EU.

Continue reading...